Government House

Government House in has been the home of the ' governors since the mid-19th century.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Public building
  • Description: home of the Falkland Islands‘ London-appointed Governors
  • Also known as: “Government House, Falkland Islands” and “Дом правительства, Фолклендские острова”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and Falkland Islands Community School.

Hospital
The in is the base for the Falkland Islands Government Health Service. Health services are funded by fish licence revenue and by income tax. is situated 990 feet east of Government House.

School
Photo: Nadriamez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an 11–16 mixed secondary school in . It was established in 1992 and is next to the Falkland Islands Leisure Centre. is situated 400 feet south of Government House.

Museum
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
The Falkland Islands Museum is located at the historical dockyard site in , the capital of the in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is run by the , which is a registered charity. is situated 1,700 feet east of Government House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moody Brook.

Locality
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is a small watercourse that flows into Stanley Harbour on , . It is near , just to the northwest, and was formerly the location of the town barracks, which were attacked in Operation Rosario, the 1982 Argentine Invasion of the Falkland Islands. is situated 2 miles west of Government House.

Government House

Latitude
-51.69193° or 51° 41′ 31″ south
Longitude
-57.87269° or 57° 52′ 22″ west
Height
49 feet (15 metres)
Open location code
38W4845G+6W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 210255817
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Wiki­data ID
Q5588902
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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Government House” goes by many names.
  • French: “Government House”
  • Hebrew: “בית הממשלה (איי פוקלנד)”
  • Hebrew: “בית הממשלה”
  • Russian: “Дом правительства Фолклендских островов”
  • Slovenian: “Government House”
  • Spanish: “Casa de Gobierno”
  • Spanish: “Government House”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands and Stanley Leisure Centre.

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